Hawaii's main animal shelter is badly over capacity, which is bad for the animals stuck in kennels and for staff running out of space.

• The Hawaiian Humane Society is caring for 1,300 animals across its two campuses, far more than it has room for.
• Staff are using pop-up crates as emergency housing, which is not safe or humane for more than a short stay.
• Crowding means animals spend more time in kennels and get less exercise, attention, and time with people.
• The shelter is asking people to adopt or sign up as short-term foster homes through its Couch Crashers program.

Outlook: Without a wave of fosters and adopters, conditions at the shelter will keep getting worse.